Frank Purnell
American football player and coach (1933–2007)
American football player
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1933-04-05)April 5, 1933 Sweatman, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 19, 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 74) Winona, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Spring Hill (Sweatman, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Alcorn A&M | ||||||||
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Franklin Deland Purnell (April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers during the 1957 NFL season.[1] Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Alcorn State University—from 1960 to 1963, compiling a record of 14–20.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Alcorn A&M Braves (South Central Athletic Conference) (1960–1961) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Alcorn A&M | 4–4 | 1st | ||||||
| 1961 | Alcorn A&M | 3–4 | 1st | ||||||
| Alcorn A&M Braves (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1962–1963) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Alcorn A&M | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1963 | Alcorn A&M | 3–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Alcorn A&M: | 14–20 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Frank Purnell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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Alcorn State Braves head football coaches
- Octavious T. Henderson (1921)
- O. A. Ross (1922–1933)
- W. Morton (1934–1935)
- A. A. Abraham (1936)
- L. Harris (1937)
- A. A. Abraham (1938)
- L. Harris (1939–1940)
- A. A. Abraham (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Anderson (1945)
- Reuben Alba (1946)
- W. Felix Harris (1947)
- Dwight Fisher (1948–1956)
- Wallace Broadus (1957)
- E. E. Simmons (1958–1959)
- Frank Purnell (1960–1963)
- Marino Casem (1964–1985)
- Theophilus Danzy (1986–1990)
- Cardell Jones (1991–1997)
- Johnny Thomas (1998–2007)
- Ernest T. Jones (2008)
- Earnest Collins Jr. (2009–2010)
- Melvin Spears (2011)
- Jay Hopson (2012–2015)
- Fred McNair (2016–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Fred McNair (2021–2023)
- Cedric Thomas (2024– )
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